Molly's Miracle Colonies

Steven Gets Upset

I got teary. "Aunt Megan, I know how it feels to be criticized all the time! I wish I'd gotten in touch with you sooner! I didn't realize who you were, that day at Aunt Mabel's!"

She cried, too. "Honey, I know what you must've gone through, but I worry about your mother. I was shocked at all the things she says about you and I don't believe a word! Adia showed us our future and I feel really close to you. Toni told me a lot over the years."

Then I remembered. Toni asked me if I wanted to talk to her every once in a while, but I assumed she'd be mean like all of Mom's family up north.

Meg and Tom adopted seven Zheien and came to Rainbow when it was new and I was 15. And I was always interrupted when someone came to get me to heal whoever! "Oh, you adopted Jog Sa, and Basa. He's here working as a Diplomat-In-Aid, and Hin Tu's in Fhiah. She was never a slave. Neither was Fidd, who's still Master Pilot Of MarKu, living with his wife and huge family! Hil's on MarKu."

"Oh, thank goodness! I was worried."

"Ches, Venn and Sees were on Titan. Jog Sa was there with his parents. They are on their way here." Someone in my Diplomatic Link is on a ship with 'em!

"Her mom's mean! She picked her up at school one day 'cause of COVID and fussed at her all the way out of the building! As if she could help it! All of us were mad."

"You were?" I felt embarrassed to be crying in front of him. Boys don't like that. But more tears came. I didn't think anyone at Marietta Middle cared except for Angel.

"What's wrong? Why are both of you crying? Can I help?"

Megan hugged him.

"Oh, my gosh! Are you okay, Molly? She doesn't hit ya, does she?" He thought of his real dad, who used to beat both of them up! But his stepfather, Tom, is easy to live with. So glad! I knew Tom in Rainbow.

I reassured 'em and told 'em what she did do. "But I have it all back. Look!" I showed all the pictures and genealogy notes Mabel had.

Megan gasped. "I don't have any of those. Neither does the Pruitt Association!"

"Here!" I made copies and gave her the originals. An archaeologist knows how to keep things nice. And the Pruitt Association might enjoy them more than I would.

Toni and Mark loved how that prog works. So did Angel.

But Steven got upset. Meg startled. "What's wrong, Steven?"

He looked up. "I want to visit Ms. Kirsch, but Mr. Links said because of HIPAA, I can't, even if I could get Mama to let me! She got hurt, and she's in this facility, and she hasn't had a visit from anyone since September! It's not fair!"

Brett, his brother, also cried. "She's still sick? But that was last year!"

Jason paled.

Tom took Meg to Pirad's Lab. He's going to reclone all of 'em now!

Tan Links sat by them, on the floor in his fancy suit. He waved a top hat away. And even he cried! "Oh, she is on this ship, with Asha. They married this afternoon. I am happy they did, for I was in a hospital in Eicken and they told Vonn we were dead! Berto, a fine DS man, came for us and carried me to a ship. He took me to Ye~, many of us, and we had healing. Our corrupt government fell, and now we have good leaders." I saw glimpses of that. Poor Tan!

Vonn sat by him and hugged him. "I am very happy to have you back, Tan, to do this work that is so important." Lili's resting in their bed. I wish they'd let me heal them!